Which to use
“erfolgreichen” and “erfolgreicher” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,812
- “erfolgreichen” frequency rank
- #7,038
- “erfolgreicher” frequency rank
- 10850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | erfolgreichen | erfolgreicher |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs erfolgreich | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs erfolgreich |
Where the eye mixes erfolgreichen and erfolgreicher
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. erfolgreichen and erfolgreicher follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCCVVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses erfolgreichen with erfolgreicher
A purely visual mix-up. erfolgreichen ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çn̩]) and erfolgreicher ([ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çɐ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “erfolgreichen” becomes r in “erfolgreicher”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
erfolgreichen is recorded at frequency rank #3,812, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çn̩]. erfolgreicher is at rank #7,038, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛɐ̯ˈfɔlkʁaɪ̯çɐ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10850, this pair ranks #1,973,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of erfolgreichen vs erfolgreicher
Shared letters: cefghilor. Private to "erfolgreichen": n. Private to "erfolgreicher": -.
"erfolgreichen" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC · "erfolgreicher" · 13 letters · shape VCCVCCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- erfolgreichen ← efrolgreichen · erffolgreichen · erflogreichen · erfoglreichen · erfolgerichen · erfolggreichen · erfolgrecihen · erfolgreicchen
- erfolgreicher ← efrolgreicher · erffolgreicher · erflogreicher · erfoglreicher · erfolgericher · erfolggreicher · erfolgreciher · erfolgreiccher
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "erfolgreichen" and "erfolgreicher" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "erfolgreichen" vs "erfolgreicher" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "erfolgreichen" and "erfolgreicher" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreichen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "erfolgreicher" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,002 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "erfolgreichen" and "erfolgreicher" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "erfolgreichem vs erfolgreicher". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,973,002 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.